‘The kind of entrepreneurship that Johnson believes in has not provided a sound basis for the UK economy’ BEN GURRSchadenfreude is an unattractive trait, which is why I limit myself to one session a year. This year’s episode is directed towards Luke Johnson (“Join a bank if you want money, but a start-up will be more rewarding”, last week). I used to be a fellow of the RSA, the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. The list of medal winners on its staircase included Siemens, von Liebig, Bessemer and so on. Then Luke Johnson was installed as chairman, the catering was…

Source: The Times June 22, 2019 23:09 UTC